The activist who was convicted of disrupting Congress
after laughing during a confirmation hearing for now-Attorney General
Jeff Sessions had her conviction thrown out by a District of Columbia
Superior Court judge on Friday.
Code Pink activist Desiree Fairooz, 61, was
found guilty of misdemeanor charges, including disrupting Congress and
parading/demonstrating in May and was told she faced up to six months in
jail.
But on Friday, the judge said he took issue
with the conviction and scheduled a new trial for September, Fairooz
told NBC News.
"Well, I can’t say relieved. I’m not happy
about [the re-trial] but I guess, in a way, it’s a small kind of a win.
It just seems like an absurd waste of tax dollars," Fairooz said. "I am
disappointed, but I guess I should be happy I’m not sitting in jail."
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